Pomnik ofiar rzezi woli, War memorial in Wola district, Warsaw, Poland.
The Monument to Victims of the Wola Massacre stands at the intersection of Solidarity Avenue and Leszno Street, built from Finnish granite. The memorial features ten irregular indentations on its eastern surface and carries engraved street addresses throughout its structure.
This memorial commemorates 50,000 civilians murdered by German forces during the first days of the Warsaw Uprising between August 5 and 12, 1944. The Wola district became the site of one of the war's largest massacres in just those few days.
Street addresses are engraved into the granite, showing how the entire neighborhood was affected as one community. Visitors can read the specific locations and understand this was not an abstract tragedy but the loss of ordinary people from recognizable places.
The memorial square Skwer Pamieci, named in 2008, offers a quiet place for reflection amid an active urban setting. Visitors should allow time to read the engraved addresses carefully and fully absorb the significance of this location.
The monument features holes that pierce completely through the granite structure from one side to the other, representing the lasting impact of these events. Walking around and looking through these openings creates an unexpected connection between the visitor and the tragedy remembered here.
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